Distracted by Maps....

If anyone is wondering where I am, I have been writing on the blog Reading The Maps. Which has meant I have been neglecting my on blog alittle. In the meantime check out Reading the Maps and my comments there.

I am hoping that my fellow contributor Sunflower will write something in the not too distant future, once here exams are over....

P.S. This painting, 'Diva', was done by the artist Werner Berges in 1995. In 1992 I spent many days at his family home in Schallstadt, near Freiburg (Germany) , while on student exchange there. His daughter did an exchange to New Zealand with one of my best friends. I have many fond memories of my time there, staying at the Berges' home (an old farm house and artist haven) - their house was always open to everyone and welcoming.

'Born in Cloppenburg in 1941, the artist Werner Berges was among those who first practised and established Pop Art in Germany. He is one of the most renowned German pop artists and is included in numerous public and private collections worldwide.Glowing primary colours, clearly defined contours, the application of halftone dots and grid-lines, which playfully lend the paintings an air of the mechanically reproduced, are all typical of his works. Berges’ works are continually concerned with images of women culled from the world of advertising, which attain a new meaning and status through his artistic handling.Women are his subjects – dazzling models and stars from the worlds of advertising and fashion photography. Erotically posed bodies, seductive looks and radiant faces are rendered in rich colours, halftone dots, grid lines and collage.' (from wernerberges.com)